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Caribbean swelters under worst drought in five yearshttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/24/caribbean-swelters-drought-in-five-years
<p>Forecasters expect quieter hurricane season this year which means less rain to help refill dry reservoirs and water withering crops</p><p>The worst drought in five years is creeping across the Caribbean. From <a draggable="true" href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/puerto-rico">Puerto Rico</a> to Cuba to St Lucia, crops are withering, reservoirs are drying up and cattle are dying while forecasters worry that the situation could only grow worse in the coming months.</p><p>Thanks to <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/elnino">El Ni&ntilde;o</a>, a warming of the tropical Pacific that affects global weather, forecasters expect the hurricane season that began in June to be quieter than normal, with a shorter period of rains. That means less water to help refill Puerto Rico’s thirsty Carraizo and La Plata reservoirs as well as the La Plata river in the central island community of Naranjito. A tropical disturbance that hit the US territory on Monday did not fill up those reservoirs as officials had anticipated.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/jun/18/colombia-water-drought-rancheria-corruption">Colombia's pipes to nowhere: villagers die of thirst as corruption stalls dam project</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/24/caribbean-swelters-drought-in-five-years">Continue reading...</a>DroughtEnvironmentWorld newsAmericasCaribbeanPuerto RicoCubaSt LuciaWed, 24 Jun 2015 14:36:53 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/24/caribbean-swelters-drought-in-five-yearsPhotograph: Alvin Baez/ReutersA man and a boy try to fish while standing on the dry shores of the almost empty La Plata reservoir in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico.Associated Press in San Juan2015-06-24T14:36:53ZSt Lucia police had 'death lists', Jamaican investigators sayhttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/09/st-lucia-police-had-death-lists-jamaican-investigators-say
<p>PM announces findings of ‘extremely damning’ report on police killings that alleges force planted guns at scenes of shootings<br></p><p>A team of independent investigators is alleging that St Lucia’s police force maintained “death lists” of people deemed to be criminals and planted guns at the scenes of police shootings to legitimise their unlawful actions, the Caribbean country’s leader has announced.</p><p>In a national address late on Sunday, the prime minister, Kenny Anthony, said a team of Jamaican investigators had delivered an “extremely damning” report looking at the deaths of 12 people fatally shot by police in 2010 and 2011, while another administration was in power. The investigators from the Jamaica Constabulary Force were invited by St Lucia’s government a year after the US withdrew all assistance to island police citing concerns about allegations of unlawful killings.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/09/st-lucia-police-had-death-lists-jamaican-investigators-say">Continue reading...</a>St LuciaAmericasWorld newsMon, 09 Mar 2015 03:33:25 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/09/st-lucia-police-had-death-lists-jamaican-investigators-sayPhotograph: Sylvain Grandadam/Getty ImagesThe US withdrew all assistance to St Lucia’s police force, citing concerns about allegations of unlawful killings.Photograph: Sylvain Grandadam/Getty ImagesThe US withdrew all assistance to St Lucia’s police force, citing concerns about allegations of unlawful killings.Associated Press in Castries2015-03-09T03:33:25ZCaribbean cruise liner fire kills threehttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/12/fire-on-cruise-liner-kills-three-workers
<p>Oceania Insignia was docked in St Lucia when workers died in blaze that broke out in engine room</p><p>A crew member and two contractors died when a fire broke out on board a luxury cruise ship docked at the eastern Caribbean island of St Lucia, officials said.</p><p>The 656 passengers on the Oceania Insignia were evacuated safely and the remainder of the cruise was cancelled, Oceania Cruises said. A crew member was in hospital, said Jason Lasecki, spokesman for the company.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/12/fire-on-cruise-liner-kills-three-workers">Continue reading...</a>St LuciaAmericasWorld newsFri, 12 Dec 2014 04:15:36 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/12/fire-on-cruise-liner-kills-three-workersPhotograph: Sylvain Grandadam/Getty ImagesThree people have died in a fire on board a cruise liner in St Lucia.Photograph: Sylvain Grandadam/Getty ImagesThree people have died in a fire on board a cruise liner in St Lucia.Associated Press in San Juan2014-12-12T04:15:36ZSun, sea and stetsons: why St Lucia loves country and western musichttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/10/st-lucia-loves-country-and-western-music-caribbean-make-mine-country
The Caribbean island of St Lucia is so crazy for country music, its buses are named after Jim Reeves songs and its radio stations blare out Tammy Wynette<p>Three years ago, Ian Berry went to visit his grandparents, who'd retired to the Caribbean island of <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/stlucia" title="">St Lucia</a>. &quot;It was their 60th wedding anniversary,&quot; says the film-maker from Portland, Oregon. &quot;So my whole family was there. My dad and I were talking one day and he happened to offhandedly mention that country music was really popular in St Lucia. I thought he was joking, because I'd been there a few times and I'd never heard anything. But he said, 'No it's true.' And he actually leaned back in his chair and turned on the radio on the shelf – and out of the radio came <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/may/03/keith-richards-george-jones-feel" title="">George Jones</a>! I was flabbergasted. I couldn't believe what I was hearing.&quot;</p><p>St Lucia isn't the only Caribbean island with a liking for the sounds of Nashville (last year, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/27/30-minutes-with-kenny-rogers" title="">Kenny Rogers told the Guardian about his popularity in Jamaica</a>) but it's undoubtedly the most fervent in its devotion. In St Lucia, country isn't so much a genre of music as a national obsession. There are buses named after <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/mar/28/archive-1977-jim-reeves-death" title="">Jim Reeves</a> songs and radio stations that have been known to play 20 George Jones tracks in a row. There are dozens of country and western karaoke bars and club nights, running endless competitions to find the best local singer who can approximate a southern American twang. And there's the St Lucia country festival, which kicked off in the late 90s with appearances from Tammy Wynette, Don Williams and the Charlie Daniels Band. In Dancing the Habanera Beats (In Country Music), a study of the island's musical taste, sociologist Jerry Wever recounts a popular local joke suggesting that when police on the neighbouring island of Martinique want to catch illegal immigrants from St Lucia, they only have to put on a country and western dance, then arrest everyone who turns up.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/10/st-lucia-loves-country-and-western-music-caribbean-make-mine-country">Continue reading...</a>CountryReggaeMusicSt LuciaDocumentaryFilmCultureSun, 10 Aug 2014 17:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/aug/10/st-lucia-loves-country-and-western-music-caribbean-make-mine-countryAlan Copson/Getty ImagesIsland beat … sun-kissed St Lucia. Photograph: Alan Copson/Getty ImagesRedfernsBig in St Lucia … George Jones and Tammy Wynette are radio favourites. Photograph: RedfernsIan BerryHot Watts, the radio DJ who hosts saucy phone-ins to country music backing. Photograph: Ian BerryIan BerrySt Lucia's homegrown country star LM Stone plays to the faithful, filmed for the documentary Make Mine Country. Photograph: Ian BerryIan BerrySt Lucia's homegrown country star LM Stone plays to the faithful, filmed for the documentary Make Mine Country. Photograph: Ian BerryAlexis Petridis2014-08-10T17:00:00ZSt Lucia police make two further arrests over death of Britonhttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/22/st-lucia-police-arrest-two-death-briton-defending-wife
Retired engineer Roger Pratt died while defending his wife when armed men boarded their boat in the Caribbean<p>Police have arrested two more people in connection with the death of a Briton who died defending his wife when attackers boarded their boat in the Caribbean.</p><p>Roger Pratt, 62, a retired engineer, died and his wife, Margaret, was injured after three armed men climbed aboard their yacht moored off the south coast of St Lucia on Friday.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/22/st-lucia-police-arrest-two-death-briton-defending-wife">Continue reading...</a>St LuciaAmericasWorld newsUK newsWed, 22 Jan 2014 10:31:29 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/22/st-lucia-police-arrest-two-death-briton-defending-wifeFamily Handout/PARoger Pratt, 62, who died defending his wife Margaret, when attackers boarded their boat in St Lucia on Friday. Photograph: Family Handout/PAFamily Handout/PARoger Pratt, 62, who died defending his wife Margaret, when attackers boarded their boat in St Lucia on Friday. Photograph: Family Handout/PAPress Association2014-01-22T10:31:29ZMurdered British sailor's family talk of St Lucia tragedyhttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jan/20/murdered-british-sailor-roger-pratt-family-tragedy
Fatal Caribbean robbery of Roger and Margaret Pratt's yacht is 'tragic and shattering end to their dream around-the-world trip'<p>The family of a British man who died defending his wife after attackers boarded their boat in the Caribbean say it was a &quot;tragic, shattering end&quot; to the couple's dream holiday.</p><p>Roger Pratt, 62, a retired engineer, died and his wife, Margaret, was injured after three armed men climbed on board their yacht moored off the south coast of St Lucia on Friday, police said.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jan/20/murdered-british-sailor-roger-pratt-family-tragedy">Continue reading...</a>UK newsSt LuciaAmericasWorld newsMon, 20 Jan 2014 09:47:41 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jan/20/murdered-british-sailor-roger-pratt-family-tragedyHandoutRoger Pratt, pictured back right, with Margaret Pratt, front right. Photograph: HandoutHandoutRoger Pratt, pictured back right, with Margaret Pratt, front right. Photograph: HandoutPress Association2014-01-20T09:47:41ZThree men questioned over killing of Briton in St Luciahttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/20/three-held-st-lucia-yacht-killing
Roger Pratt was killed on Friday when three men boarded his yacht while it was anchored off the southern town of Vieux Fort<p>St Lucia police were questioning three men on Sunday in connection with the killing of a British man aboard his yacht. None has yet been arrested, however, and officials would not say if the men were suspects.</p><p>The Royal St Lucia police force said 62-year-old Roger Pratt was killed late on Friday when three men boarded his yacht, Magnetic Attraction, while it was anchored off the southern town of Vieux Fort.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/20/three-held-st-lucia-yacht-killing">Continue reading...</a>St LuciaAmericasGun crimeWorld newsMon, 20 Jan 2014 00:35:39 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/20/three-held-st-lucia-yacht-killingAssociated Press2014-01-20T00:35:39ZBritish man killed and wife injured in St Lucia boat attackhttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/18/st-lucia-british-man-killed-boat-attack
Caribbean authorities name Roger Pratt as victim in attack that took place on a boat moored off the Vieux Fort coast<p>At least two people are being held by police in the Caribbean after a Briton was killed apparently while defending his wife.</p><p>Police in St Lucia said investigations were continuing after 62-year-old Roger Pratt from Warwickshire died when he was attacked on his boat on Friday - just hours after the couple's plan to leave was thwarted by officials.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/18/st-lucia-british-man-killed-boat-attack">Continue reading...</a>St LuciaUK newsAmericasWorld newsSun, 19 Jan 2014 07:16:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/18/st-lucia-british-man-killed-boat-attackPress Association2014-01-19T07:16:00ZWe ignore the disastrous storms in the Caribbean at our peril | Carrie Gibsonhttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/31/storms-caribbean-uk-climate-change
Storms have taken lives in the Caribbean, and caused chaos in the UK – climate change is eroding certainties across the globe<p>As tens of thousands people suffered through a <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/dec/30/uk-braced-further-floods-storms-weather" title="">flooded and powerless Christmas in Britain</a>, 5,000 miles away unexpected weather was also unleashing havoc on the Caribbean.</p><p>Torrential rains on Christmas Eve, with 15in falling in 24 hours, led to <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25516516" title="">dramatic floods and landslides</a> that washed through St Vincent and the Grenadines, St Lucia and Dominica. So far eight people in St Vincent and five in St Lucia have died, water and electricity are down and thousands of properties have been damaged. The clean-up bill is <a href="http://www.caribbean360.com/index.php/news/st_lucia_news/1092441.html#axzz2oxgnxpnm" title="">expected to be in the millions</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/31/storms-caribbean-uk-climate-change">Continue reading...</a>CaribbeanNorth and Central AmericaWeatherUK newsWorld newsSt Vincent and the GrenadinesAmericasDominicaSt LuciaHurricanesNatural disasters and extreme weatherTue, 31 Dec 2013 15:32:06 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/31/storms-caribbean-uk-climate-changeLuis Robayo/AFP/Getty ImagesFlood-hit Colombia in 2011, where the rain almost never stopped. Photograph: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty ImagesLuis Robayo/AFP/Getty ImagesFlood-hit Colombia in 2011, where the rain almost never stopped. Photograph: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty ImagesCarrie Gibson2013-12-31T15:32:06ZCourt hears of efforts to save woman electrocuted in swimming poolhttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/22/hannah-defoe-pool-electrocution-st-lucia
Hannah Defoe, 20, cousin of footballer Jermaine, died after diving into hotel pool on island of St Lucia last summer<p>The mother of a 20-year-old aspiring actor electrocuted in a hotel swimming pool in St Lucia wept as a coroner heard that relatives had dived in to try to save her but suffered such serious injuries themselves they were unable to do so.</p><p>Hannah Defoe, the cousin of England and Tottenham Hotspur footballer Jermain Defoe, was killed when she dived into the pool while on holiday on the Caribbean island last summer.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/22/hannah-defoe-pool-electrocution-st-lucia">Continue reading...</a>St LuciaUK newsAmericasWorld newsThu, 22 Aug 2013 17:58:53 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/22/hannah-defoe-pool-electrocution-st-luciaPAVital documents pertaining to Hannah Defoe's death have still not been received from St Lucia, the court heard. Photograph: PAPAVital documents pertaining to Hannah Defoe's death have still not been received from St Lucia, the court heard. Photograph: PACaroline Davies2013-08-22T17:58:53ZThe readers' editor on … a&nbsp;fishy tale of infestation and survivalhttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/may/05/readers-editor-shark-infested-cliche
Sharks are much maligned and need our protection. Perhaps the phrase 'shark-infested' is one for the Guardian's cliche list<p>It was a very dramatic story about a brother and sister who swam through the shark-infested waters of the Caribbean after their fishing boat sank before reaching the island of St Lucia. But wait a minute – shark-infested? Well, that's what it said in the headline and the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/26/tourists-survive-shark-infested-caribbean" title="">text of the story</a> published on page 27 on 27 April.</p><p>The use of the phrase and the absence of the real thing throughout the 600-word story jarred readers. Rob at Tanked Up magazine, a free scuba diving magazine that also covers ecological, conservation, and medical issues around diving, wrote: &quot;I just wanted to mention that, given the plight of sharks globally, this article is somewhat unhelpful and inappropriate. You'll notice that the closest the couple in the article got to actually seeing a shark was presumably years previously in the somewhat risible movie Open Water.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/may/05/readers-editor-shark-infested-cliche">Continue reading...</a>The GuardianNational newspapersNewspapers & magazinesNewspapersMediaSt LuciaAmericasEnvironmentFishingConservationSharksSun, 05 May 2013 18:30:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/may/05/readers-editor-shark-infested-clicheChris Elliott2013-05-05T18:30:02ZUS tourists survive 12-hour ordeal in shark-infested Caribbean watershttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/26/tourists-survive-shark-infested-caribbean
Dan and Kate Suski from the US swam to safety after their fishing boat sank in rough seas off the north coast of St Lucia<p>An American brother and sister who swam through the shark-infested waters of the Caribbean for 12 hours after their fishing boat sank in rough seas have described their terror, panic and remarkable survival.</p><p>Dan and Kate Suski had been trying to land a 200lb (90kg) marlin off the north coast of St Lucia on Sunday afternoon when water began to rush into the cabin and engine room of the boat they had chartered.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/26/tourists-survive-shark-infested-caribbean">Continue reading...</a>US newsWorld newsSt LuciaAmericasSharksFri, 26 Apr 2013 17:28:46 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/26/tourists-survive-shark-infested-caribbeanAPKate Suski, right, and her brother Dan. Photograph: APAPKate Suski, right, and her brother Dan. Photograph: APSam Jones and agencies2013-04-26T17:28:46ZBrother and sister swim 14 hours for their lives after fishing boat sinkshttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/26/brother-sister-swim-boat-sinks
Caribbean jaunt turns to horror but American duo manage to reach land and struggle ashore, while crew also survive<p>An American brother and sister have survived a 14-hour swim to safety in the Caribbean after the fishing boat they had chartered sank off the north coast of St Lucia. The captain and first mate reportedly survived 23 hours in the water before they were rescued.</p><p>Dan Suski, a 30-year-old IT professional from San Francisco, said he had been wrestling a 200lb (90kg) marlin in rough seas with help from his sister, Kate Suski, a 39-year-old architect from Seattle, when the ship began to founder on 21 April. Water rushed into the cabin and flooded the engine room, prompting the captain to radio for help.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/26/brother-sister-swim-boat-sinks">Continue reading...</a>St LuciaAmericasWorld newsFri, 26 Apr 2013 05:24:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/apr/26/brother-sister-swim-boat-sinksAPDan and Kate Suski, who swam 14 hours for their lives after a chartered fishing boat sank in the Caribbean. Photograph: APAPDan and Kate Suski, who swam 14 hours for their lives after a chartered fishing boat sank in the Caribbean. Photograph: APAssociated Press in San Juan2013-04-26T05:24:00ZJermain Defoe's cousin dies in electrocution accident on holidayhttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jul/27/jermain-defoe-cousin-accident-holiday
Hannah Defoe, 20, is killed as she dives into hotel swimming pool on Caribbean island of St Lucia<p>The cousin of the England footballer Jermain Defoe has died in an accident while on holiday on a Caribbean island.</p><p>Hannah Defoe, 20, was electrocuted as she dived into a hotel swimming pool in St Lucia, according to reports.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jul/27/jermain-defoe-cousin-accident-holiday">Continue reading...</a>UK newsSt LuciaFootballAmericasWorld newsSportJermain DefoeFri, 27 Jul 2012 06:58:23 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jul/27/jermain-defoe-cousin-accident-holidayAdrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesJermain Defoe, who has flown home from Tottenham Hotspur's pre-season tour of the US to be with his family. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesAdrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesJermain Defoe, who has flown home from Tottenham Hotspur's pre-season tour of the US to be with his family. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty ImagesPress Association2012-07-27T06:58:23ZThe Windward Islands: setting the course for fair trade in the banana industry - videohttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/video/2011/dec/02/windward-islands-fair-trade-banana-video
The number of <a href="http://www.winfacaribbean.org/">banana growers in the Windward Islands</a> of St Lucia, St Vincent, Dominica and Grenada is dwindling after a <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2010/dec/23/windward-islands-caribbean-farmers-bananas">hurricane devastated crops in 2010</a>. Simon Rawles hears how fair trade rules are helping remaining farmers recover from the disaster, despite global economic turmoil and a European decision to allow greater competition in the industry <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/video/2011/dec/02/windward-islands-fair-trade-banana-video">Continue reading...</a>Global developmentNatural disasters and extreme weatherFair tradeSt LuciaGrenadaDominicaSt Vincent and the GrenadinesAgricultureFood securityWTOAmericasEuropean UnionBusinessWorld newsTrade and developmentFri, 02 Dec 2011 12:38:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/global-development/video/2011/dec/02/windward-islands-fair-trade-banana-videoguardian.co.uk/guardian.co.ukThe Windward Islands: the bananas industry Photograph: guardian.co.ukSimon Rawles and Noah Payne-Frank2011-12-02T12:38:00ZCorruption index 2011 from Transparency International: find out how countries comparehttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/dec/01/corruption-index-2011-transparency-international
Which country is most corrupt? North Korea is now officially considered the world's most corrupt country, along with Somalia. But why has the US gone up one place and the UK's score improved? See how the annual corruption index has changed<br />• <a href="#data">Get the data</a><br />• <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/interactive/2011/dec/01/world-corruption-index-transparency-international-map">Interactive map of this data</a><p>Corruption around the world remains a deeply entrenched, global concern according to <a href="http://www.transparency.org/cpi">Transparency International's 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)</a> - the world's most credible measure of of domestic, public sector corruption. </p><p>This year, two thirds of countries covered by the index were given scores less than 5 - which means they are considered significantly corrupt.</p><p>SOURCE: <a href="http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi">Transparency International</a></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/dec/01/corruption-index-2011-transparency-international">Continue reading...</a>Corruption index and barometerUK newsUS newsWorld newsBurmaSomaliaDenmarkNew ZealandAfricaAsia PacificEuropeDevelopment dataNorth KoreaSt Vincent and the GrenadinesSt LuciaSurinameBahamasEgyptTunisiaSwedenSingaporeTransparencyThu, 01 Dec 2011 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/dec/01/corruption-index-2011-transparency-internationalGuardianWorld corruption index interactive map. <b>Click image to explore it</b>Petar Kujundzic/ReutersCorruption index 2011 from Transparency International: North Korean leader Kim Jong-il's country is seen as the most corrupt in the world. Photograph: Petar Kujundzic/ReutersGuardianWorld corruption index interactive map Photograph: GuardianSimon Rogers and Claire Provost2011-12-01T09:00:00ZRoyal equality act will end succession of first born male - rather than older sisterhttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/oct/28/commonwealth-royalty-succession-change
'Outdated' law barring a potential monarch from marrying a Catholic also to be scrapped at Commonwealth meeting<p>Commonwealth leaders will pledge to amend legislation dating back to the 17th century to allow daughters of the monarch to take precedence over younger sons in the line of succession.</p><p>David Cameron will hail the agreement of the 16 Queen's realms, the Commonwealth countries where the Queen serves as head of state, to amend &quot;outdated&quot; rules that also prevent a potential monarch from marrying a Catholic.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/oct/28/commonwealth-royalty-succession-change">Continue reading...</a>MonarchyThe QueenDavid CameronThe Duchess of CambridgePrince WilliamAustralia newsNew ZealandCanadaSt LuciaPapua New GuineaTuvaluPrince AndrewReligionAnglicanismWinston ChurchillFirst world warCatholicismJulia GillardGordon BrownCommonwealth summitAustralian politicsThu, 27 Oct 2011 23:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/oct/28/commonwealth-royalty-succession-changeHulton Archive/Getty ImagesQueen Elizabeth II at her coronation in Westminster Abbey, London on 2 June 1953. She was crowned because she did not have a brother. Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesHulton Archive/Getty ImagesQueen Elizabeth II at her coronation in Westminster Abbey, London on 2 June 1953. She was crowned because she did not have a male sibling. Photograph: Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesNicholas Watt, chief political correspondent2011-10-27T23:01:00ZNo charges yet in St Lucia rape casehttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/20/st-lucia-no-charges-yet-rape-case
Investigators on Caribbean island still interviewing 'several' suspects in connection with rape of two British women<p>Police on the Caribbean island of St Lucia wrongly announced they had charged six men with the rape of two British women, officials have said.</p><p>According to the island's acting assistant police commissioner, investigators are still interviewing &quot;several&quot; suspects in connection with the incident and no charges have been filed.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/20/st-lucia-no-charges-yet-rape-case">Continue reading...</a>St LuciaWorld newsUK newsSocietyRapeLawAmericasFri, 20 May 2011 03:38:27 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/20/st-lucia-no-charges-yet-rape-casePress Association2011-05-20T03:38:27ZSix St Lucia men charged with rape of British womenhttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/19/st-lucia-charged-rape-british-women
Pair attacked by masked gang on isolated beach of Caribbean island where they were doing volunteer work<p>Six men have been charged with the rape of two British women on the Caribbean island of St Lucia, officials said.</p><p>The victims, aged 24 and 31, were attacked by a gang of masked men on an isolated stretch of Grande Anse beach, in the north-east of the country, on 10 May.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/19/st-lucia-charged-rape-british-women">Continue reading...</a>St LuciaRapeUK newsWorld newsLawSocietyAmericasThu, 19 May 2011 09:33:23 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/19/st-lucia-charged-rape-british-womenJG Photography/AlamyThe British women were raped by six men on an isolated stretch of a St Lucian beach. Photograph: JG Photography/AlamyJG Photography/AlamyThe British women were raped by six men on an isolated stretch of a St Lucian beach. Photograph: JG Photography/AlamyPress Association2011-05-19T09:33:23ZKen Martindale obituaryhttp://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2011/mar/09/ken-martindale-obituary
<p>My former colleague, the Shepherd's Bush councillor Ken Martindale, who has died aged 62 after suffering from heart disease, combined immense energy with powerful enthusiasm.</p><p>A Labour member of Hammersmith and Fulham council in London from 1986 to 1990, representing the Wormholt ward, he was founder chair of the council's ethnic minorities committee. People came to him for advice often in preference to their own ward councillors, so he had a&nbsp;formidable caseload. However, his influence went well beyond what he achieved on the council.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2011/mar/09/ken-martindale-obituary">Continue reading...</a>St LuciaAmericasWed, 09 Mar 2011 17:54:45 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2011/mar/09/ken-martindale-obituaryDan Filson2011-03-09T17:54:45Z